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virGetConnectNetwork() calls
virGetConnectGeneric(), which calls
virConnecCacheInitialize(), which is actually a call (only once) to
virConnectCacheOnceInit() which calls
virThreadLocalInit() several times, which calls
pthread_key_create()
If pthread_key_create() fails, it (of course) doesn't log an error
(because it's not a part of libvirt), nor does any other function on
the call chain all the way up to virGetConnectNetwork(). But none of
the callers of virGetConnectNetwork() log an error either, so it is
possible that an API could fail due to virGetConnectNetwork() failing,
but would only log "an error was encountered, but the cause is
unknown. Deal with it." (paraphrasing).
(In all likelyhood, virConnectCacheOnceInit() is going to be called at
some earlier time, and almost certainly pthread_key_create() will
never fail (and if it does, the user will have *much* bigger problems
than an obtuse error message from libvirt)).
Signed-off-by: Laine Stump <laine@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Michal Privoznik <mprivozn@redhat.com>
Libvirt API for virtualization
Libvirt provides a portable, long term stable C API for managing the virtualization technologies provided by many operating systems. It includes support for QEMU, KVM, Xen, LXC, bhyve, Virtuozzo, VMware vCenter and ESX, VMware Desktop, Hyper-V, VirtualBox and the POWER Hypervisor.
For some of these hypervisors, it provides a stateful management daemon which runs on the virtualization host allowing access to the API both by non-privileged local users and remote users.
Layered packages provide bindings of the libvirt C API into other languages including Python, Perl, PHP, Go, Java, OCaml, as well as mappings into object systems such as GObject, CIM and SNMP.
Further information about the libvirt project can be found on the website:
License
The libvirt C API is distributed under the terms of GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1 (or later). Some parts of the code that are not part of the C library may have the more restrictive GNU General Public License, version 2.0 (or later). See the files COPYING.LESSER and COPYING for full license terms & conditions.
Installation
Instructions on building and installing libvirt can be found on the website:
https://libvirt.org/compiling.html
Contributing
The libvirt project welcomes contributions in many ways. For most components the best way to contribute is to send patches to the primary development mailing list. Further guidance on this can be found on the website:
https://libvirt.org/contribute.html
Contact
The libvirt project has two primary mailing lists:
- libvirt-users@redhat.com (for user discussions)
- libvir-list@redhat.com (for development only)
Further details on contacting the project are available on the website: